UConn star Jordan Hawkins reveals he thinks he played through FOOD POISONING in March Madness Final Four win over Miami, and slept on the bathroom floor after eating calamari!
UConn basketball star Jordan Hawkins has revealed that he went from sleeping on the bathroom floor to playing in the Final Four in the space of 36 hours.
Hawkins scored 13 points for the Huskies vs. Miami as they advanced to their first national title game since their victory in 2014.
The 20-year-old believes a dinner earlier this week was the cause of the illness, particularly a seafood meal he plans to never enjoy again.
“I had steak, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, calamari,” he said Saturday.
“That’s why I think it had to be the squid,” he said. “I love calamari too, I don’t think I’ll ever eat them again.”
Jordan Hawkins managed to put food poisoning aside to help UConn beat Miami on Saturday
Hawkins later revealed to Big East coverage after the game that he had slept on the floor in the days before, such was his illness.
“It was pretty crazy, sleeping on the bathroom floor to play in a Final Four game,” he said.
‘I couldn’t miss this because of the boys, the boys. I wasn’t going to miss this for the world.
Connecticut advanced to the national championship game in dominant fashion, easily dislodging Miami 72-59 in Houston on Saturday night.
The Huskies face San Diego State, which will play its first title game in program history.
Hawkins lost 13 points, 36 hours after sleeping on the bathroom floor of his hotel room.